Puzzle Description:

Costly bluff -- See comment 1

#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 13, 2018

The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.*

Every cryptic clue is made up of two parts; a definition, and a literal description of the answer using wordplay. They can be in either order (though not intertwined) and there is no separation between them.

Here is a page describing some of the techniques:
http://gamesmagazine-online.com/cryptic-crosswords/
or an easier-to-read PDF:
http://gamesmagazine-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CrypticsGuide.pdf

*The length is not given because the picture gives another clue.

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Yup.

This is a "double definition" type of clue.

"Bluff" can be an adjective meaning "nearly vertical" (usually in reference to an actual coastline).

nice one.

nice

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